School: Cornakill
- Location:
- Cornakill, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: J. Fitzsimons
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- Ballybrockly is the name of a place near my home. It means the ford mouth of the trout."Gata Buidhe" is the name of a lane near my home. It is a long narrow lane with whins growing on both sides this is how it got its name.In the townland of Killnacross there is a field called "Torn-na-hill" this means the hill of the bush.There is a townland called Corcavity and in this townland there was an ancient village called "Balnacargey" which means the town of the rock. There is a well in the townland of Edregul called "Tobarpadraig" which means "Patricks well". This well is situated on a hard rock and on this rock there is a hand and fingers are visible. It is said it was St. Patrick put it there.
